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EventThe fall of the Berlin wall
… on the debate included the views of Neville Alexander in his selected works, 'Some are more equal'. Baruch Hirson also …
PlaceCape Town International Airport
… the then, South African Prime Minister. With the fall of Apartheid in the early 1990's, the Airport came under the … Town International Airport. Rapid growth…
PlaceUniversity of KwaZulu Natal (UKZN)
… of: “education under protest” . This sought to transform Apartheid Institutions into: 'Sites of struggle'. Student … The College Campus in Westville was a…
Chapter 2 - The lack of a workers’ party
… period, would have required years of concenÂtrated work - preparing and training a working-class cadre as its … Africa - to develop its leadership, ideas…
EventNjabulo Ndebele was born on this day
… was born in Coronation Hospital in Johannesburg, where his mother worked as a nurse. [1] He matriculated in … Cambridge and the University of Denver where he…
PlaceBill Ainslie Studios, Johannesburg
… Art Centre, Katlehong Art centre and Thupelo Workshop. His drive for social equality, was equal to his passion for the arts/ …
PlaceGroot Drakenstein Prison
… Nelson Mandela was incarcerated here. Mandela also took his steps to freedom through these gates in 1990. The prison has a huge bronze statue of Mandela with…
EventThe inquest into the death of Black Consciousness leader, Steve Bantu Biko, opens in Pretoria
… he had suffered some kind of head trauma. An inquest into his death was held two months later in Pretoria. The inquest … police officers had in fact…
EventHertzog and Smuts to form a coalition
… February to form a coalition after Smuts had surrendered his principles on the issue of the African vote in the Cape … to the golden calf, scoffed Hertzog's…
EventBoris Becker of West Germany beats Kevin Curren of SA at Wimbledon.
… Becker beat Curren in the finals 6-3, 6-7, 7-6, 6-4. After his defeat, Kevin Curren said he thought the game would see … tournament began, raised the coveted…
EventCongo Free State becomes the Belgian Congo
… heart of Africa to Christian missionaries. The king and his officials relied on forced labour and his reign resulted in the deaths of millions of Congolese. …
EventKenyan independence hero Bildad Kaggia dies after a long illness
… war office meant to rehabilitate African soldiers. During his time there, Kaggia studied political science, journalism … Kenya with a mission to Africanise…
EventPeter van der Merwe, South African cricketer, dies
… left-side spinner. Though he began as a bowler, over time his batting became better than his bowling leading him to become a dependable middle-order …
EventWomen’s Memorial is unveiled in Bloemfontein
… to ill health. The speech was read out to the public by his aide. In his speech Steyn emphasised that the memorial has not been …
PlaceStatue Of Cecil John Rhodes, in the Company's Gardens
… of Rhodes wearing a three-piece suit, standing with his left hand raised and pointing North. The Monument is … top of Adderley Street because of the scale of…
EventRight wing Wit Kommando bombs academic's office
… foreign White expatriates opposed to any relaxing of apartheid principles, claimed responsibility for the bomb …
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: Pre-1500
… Da Gama gives the following description of them in his diary: 'The inhabitants of this country are … in the fire, is attached...' Further east Da Gama and…
ArticleIndian Indentured Labour in Natal 1860-1911
… served to confirm that the person had agreed to serve his/her employer to whom they were to be allotted to by the … punishment on the immigrants. The…
ArticleSouth African Indian Congress (SAIC)
… object for which we are striving to raise the status of His Majesty's subjects [Indian] and that this desirable and … SAIC was opened by J.X. Merriman on 26…
Address at the Dinner in honour of South African Olympians and Paralympians: Bryntirion Estate, Tshwane: 11 December 2004
… was not money but a crown [of olives], he could not hold his peace, but cried, 'Good heavens, Mardonius, what kind of … and old grudges make it difficult for…
Chapter 4 - The role of the Communist Party in the ANC by Richard Monroe
… difficult questions on which he wanted adÂvice bypassed his officials and secretaries and sent for Moses because he … had so much confidence in Kotane that…
Address by President Thabo Mbeki on the Occasion of the Celebration of Workers Day, Swellendam, Western Cape, 1 May 2006
… Unskilled people travelled from where we lived to go and work in the mines. The times have changed. Wherever you want to work these days, it is necessary…
EventThe Dutch Indiaman, the Nieuwe Haerlem, is wrecked in a storm in Table Bay
… crew and cargo. He waited for about a year before he and his crew were taken on board by the homeward-bound fleet … Geleynsz de Jongh. During the waiting…
43. Resolutions adopted at a mass meeting of the Natal Indian Patriotic Congress, 1909
… rejection of candidates for admission, and requests that His Excellency the Governor be pleased to direct the … the nature of class legislation, respectfully…
PlaceBrackenfell, Cape Town
… In 1901, Andries Brink sold a portion of his farm: 'Kruispad', to George Henry Walton. He was a … who then renamed the farm: 'Brackenfell', in honour of his…
EventIsmael Mahomed became first black judge appointed to the Supreme Court of South Africa
… to the Supreme Court of South Africa. At the time of his appointment the South African government and liberation … Mahomed was born in Pretoria in July 1931…
EventJames Filbert Sojane, sports administrator and pioneer in the taxi industry, dies
… the Free State, Sojane moved to Johannesburg to stay with his sister in Orlando East. He got a job at a clothing … a car. He operated the car as a taxi and…
EventMac Maharaj, Laloo Chiba, Raymond Nyanda and Andrew Masondo arrive on Robben Island prison
… prisoners, Nyanda received news that he had 'won' his case on appeal and that his sentence was shortened. He was removed from Robben …
EventKwame Nkrumah is released from jail
… formed government a year later on 12 February 1951, after his party, the Convention People's Party (CPP), won the 1951 … until the country achieved…
EventChris Hani is born
… to enter priesthood, but because of the disapproval of his father he was moved to study in Matanzima Secondary … in Cala, Eastern Cape. Hani’s political…